Collocations for account - noun
1. description
ADJECTIVE
brief,
short
blow-by-blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic
He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
blow-by-blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic
He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
fascinating,
vivid
accurate, clear, factual, true
eyewitness, first-hand, personal
glowing, good
She received a glowing account of her son's progress.
accurate, clear, factual, true
eyewitness, first-hand, personal
glowing, good
She received a glowing account of her son's progress.
media,
news (AmE),
newspaper
the newspaper account of the trial
the newspaper account of the trial
fictional,
fictionalized
autobiographical
historical
biblical
autobiographical
historical
biblical
VERB + account
give (sb),
offer,
provide (sb with),
write (sb)
Can you give us an account of what happened?
Can you give us an account of what happened?
publish
PREPOSITION
in an/the account
Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
PHRASES
by all accounts
(= according to what people say)
I've never been there, but it's a beautiful place by all accounts.
I've never been there, but it's a beautiful place by all accounts.
by sb's own account
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
2. arrangement with a bank
ADJECTIVE
bank,
building-society
(BrE)
checking (AmE), cheque (BrE), current
deposit (BrE), investment, savings
personal
business
individual, joint, separate
My husband and I have separate accounts.
checking (AmE), cheque (BrE), current
deposit (BrE), investment, savings
personal
business
individual, joint, separate
My husband and I have separate accounts.
numbered,
private
(esp. AmE)
They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
high-interest,
interest-bearing,
tax-free
offshore
brokerage (esp. AmE), money-market, trust
retirement (esp. AmE)
offshore
brokerage (esp. AmE), money-market, trust
retirement (esp. AmE)
VERB + account
have,
hold
Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.
Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.
close,
open
She opened a savings account at the bank.
She opened a savings account at the bank.
credit sth to,
pay sth into (esp. BrE),
put sth into
The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.
The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.
debit (sth from),
draw sth out of,
pay sth from,
take sth out of,
withdraw sth from
She had taken all her money out of her account.
She had taken all her money out of her account.
access
empty, overdraw
Your account is overdrawn.
empty, overdraw
Your account is overdrawn.
PREPOSITION
account at
He opened an account at a bank in Germany.
He opened an account at a bank in Germany.
account with
I have an account with another bank.
I have an account with another bank.
3. (usually accounts) record of money earned/spent
VERB + account
do,
keep
Try to keep accurate accounts.
Try to keep accurate accounts.
audit,
check,
look at
submit
Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
submit
Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
publish
4. arrangement with a shop/store, etc.
ADJECTIVE
expense
(= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers)
Clients are often taken for expense account lunches.
Clients are often taken for expense account lunches.
charge (= an arrangement with a shop/store to pay bills for goods or services at a later time),
credit
(BrE)
email, user
email, user
VERB + account
have
create, open
I'd like to open an account, please.
create, open
I'd like to open an account, please.
close
pay off, settle
It is best to settle the account each month.
pay off, settle
It is best to settle the account each month.
charge sth to,
debit (sth from),
put sth on
Charge this to my account, please.
Charge this to my account, please.
credit sth to
PREPOSITION
on account
Call a cab on account.
Call a cab on account.
account at,
account with
an account with a large store
an account with a large store